A FORMER team leader at a respite care centre for adults with high needs who was sacked amid claims of racism and bullying has been awarded £22,625 compensation after winning a claim for unfair dismissal. An employment tribunal has found North Yorkshire
AN education authority facing a funding crisis has dismissed claims that the closure of numerous small schools has been part of a secret money-saving scheme. As North Yorkshire County Council’s executive approved steps to close the 360-year-old
STUDENTS from one school have clinched a haul of medals in national and regional sports competitions. Carmel College sixth former India Pentland, representing Durham, won the senior girls' race at the English Schools Cross Country Championships,
ONE of the last traditional-style filling stations on North York Moors looks set to be demolished to make way for a guesthouse, tearoom and spa development, despite objections. The proposal to bulldoze the petrol station at Honey Bee Nest, Glaisdale
SLIMMERS in Darlington have raised thousands of pounds for charity by donating the clothes they’ve successfully slimmed out of. The Darlington Slimming World groups have collected 265 bags of clothes, shoes, homeware and accessories as part of the
THE fight to tackle period poverty in primary and secondary has received a boost with a £250 donation from the Cornmill Shopping Centre. Staff made the donation to Carol Marchant, project co-ordinator of The Red Box Project, Darlington, a community-based
FOUR apprentices from a leading regional construction company have been chosen to attend a prestigious two-week course to learn about German carpentry techniques. The four are apprentices at Northallerton-based family firm Walter Thompson and are
THE boss of an “extremely dirty” takeaway has been fined £3,800 after food hygiene inspectors found his premises was unclean, with grime and grease coating walls, surfaces and equipment. Adam Khalid Ali, owner of Bigger Better Burgers, in Darlington
A COMMERCIAL consultant who has spent decades living and working overseas has followed his heart back to his hometown to make a base for his new company. Garry Reeves grew up in Darlington, but his work saw him travelling to various destinations
PEOPLE can plan their Tour de Yorkshire vantage points as the final preparations are underway to welcome the race to North Yorkshire. Towns and villages are beginning the countdown to celebrations for the race, which will run from May 2 to May 5
AS residents vote in polling booths in Darlington next month, one name which has been ever present on election slips since the UK joined the European Economic Community will be missing. Some 46 years after first being elected to Darlington Borough
A PRIMARY school has raised hundreds of pounds for charity after an event in school. The Federation of Abbey Schools is supporting Age UK this year. The schools' Charity Committee, which includes staff, governors, parents and pupils, organised
